Oddly enough, the theme for this anthology is My First Time, but unlike my last "My First Time" contribution, this one is fiction.
The deadline is still far off, so I have time to polish the story before submitting it.Will let you know if it's accepted.
Meanwhile, please do buy My First Time published by Worldreader.org, a collection of true stories to tell girls that whatever they're embarrassed, scared, or excited about, they're not alone.
The stories are interesting and span both the magic of self-discovery and the exploitation of innocence.The proceeds go to a good cause.
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I guess I'll just have to do my shopping in person soon, because I really need to rearrange my filing system, make it much more organised so admin is no longer such a mission.
11 comments:
Lol when I saw My First Time, something ELSE came to mind :-) well done and good luck with the venture. And don't talk to me about filing, mine is in a perpetual mess and with a new client who works for the CCMA, I'd better do something about it.
good luck in this one Damaria, you'll send us a link when it's out I trust?
LOL Gaynor. Don't go THERE:-)
@rebecca - Thank you. I'll post the link. Deadline is 1 May, and if they accept it, then they'll go to contract end of May. So it will be a while before I know.
Hi Damaria.
Thanks for visiting my place and signing up for my Ubuntu Bloghop!
I love the name of your blog... Storypot... it has an "earthy" appeal... makes me think of a pot filled with all sorts of wholesome and interesting tales...
I see that you're already busy with an alphabet challenge? And you've signed up for the A to Z Challenge too?
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@Michelle - Thank you. That was the visual I wanted people to have when they think of my blog. Essentially this is where I cook up my stories and my blog readers get a behind the scenes look as it happens.
I decided that this year I was going to do as many blog challenges as I could manage, so I could expand my blogging horizons/friendships. I blog daily and the alphabet challenge happens only twice a week, so taking part in one more challenge shouldn't be a problem.
As for the ubuntu challenge, as a South African, ubuntu is more than just a philosophical theory... it is part of how I live, so I thought blogging about it should be very interesting. Though I'm not Zulu (ubuntu is a Zulu word), so in my language we call it Botho. Still means the same thing though.
I love the name of your blog too. Good luck to you!
Good Luck Miss D. Mwah
@Kate - Hello my Kate. I'm still waiting for you to wander down to the North West, where we promise to spoil you silly:-)
@Janice- Thank you
Congrats on the book. I'm sure it will be a help. I love hearing success stories concerning authors and realize how much of yourself is invested in those words.
Congratulations on the book it sounds great. There are a lot of youngsters out there that are too scared to talk to anyone or even go out and buy a physical book, but if they can download it onto their mobile device it's just for their eyes only.
Great post!
@shawn - You're right. I'm not my characters, but I invest a lot of myself on my writing.
@Michelle Gibson - that's one of the reasons why I like ebooks. They can be very private and you don't have to explain to anybody what you're reading. For youngsters, it's important because you can learn about a topic without being embarassed or having to justify your interest.
It used to irritate me so much when I was young, that people felt free to comment/criticise/question what I was reading and whether I should/should not be reading it. Some made me feel like I had to justify why I would read something (e.g they'd argue it has no literary merit. Who cares that it's fluff? Sometimes I just read it because it was entertaining.)
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